Poll: Bloomberg flips Red states Blue

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg upset the presidential election cart Tuesday when he said he would switch from the Republican Party to independent status. The billionaire is obviously mulling a run for the presidency as an independent candidate.

A SurveyUSA automated survey suggests that Bloomberg would take enough GOP votes in a presidential election to turn Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, and New Mexico from Red to Blue states. The poll includes 16 separate statewide surveys, each of 500 registered voters (including voters in Washington state).

Of course the fantasy scenario for political reporters and constitutional scholars would be for Bloomberg to win enough states outright to force the ’08 presidential race to be decided by the House of Representatives.